lieu

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See also: Lieu, Liễu, liệu, and Liệu

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lieu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (place).

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Noun

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lieu (uncountable)

  1. A place or stead.

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to put, place, locate).

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieux)

  1. place
    Synonyms: endroit, place
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Descendants
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  • English: lieu

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French lief, from Old Norse lýr, lýrr, from Proto-Germanic *liuhizaz. Cognate with Norwegian lyr.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. any of several fish from the Pollachius family
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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French leu.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieux or lieus)

  1. place

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse lýðrr.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. (Jersey) whiting (fish)

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin locus.

Noun

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lieu m

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) place